Scheduled Maintenance to Affect Software Store in PantherExpress on April 3-5
Wednesday, April 1, 2020 - 3:03pmSoftware purchasing unavailable from 5 p.m. on Friday, April 3, to noon on Sunday, April 5.
Alerts and Announcements
Alert: Security and Data Privacy Considerations for Zoom Users
Tuesday, March 31, 2020 - 11:49pmThose hosting Zoom meetings and webinars should take steps to prevent "Zoombombing" incidents.
Security Alert: New Scam Sends Harmful USB Drives through the Mail
Tuesday, March 31, 2020 - 9:43amPitt IT reminds you never to connect an unknown USB device to your computer.
CourseWeb (Blackboard Learn) Maintenance for April 4-5
Monday, March 30, 2020 - 9:22amThe system will be unavailable during the maintenance period on Saturday-Sunday, April 4-5.
Be Vigilant: Government Stimulus Check Scams
Monday, March 23, 2020 - 4:08pmIf you receive a message you believe to be a scam, please report it to phish@pitt.edu.
PittNet VPN Unavailable During Upgrade on March 21–22
Saturday, March 21, 2020 - 11:00pm to Sunday, March 22, 2020 - 5:00amPittNet VPN (Pulse Secure) will be unavailable from 11 p.m. on Saturday, March 21, through 5 a.m. on Sunday, March 22.
Software Resources—Including Adobe Creative Cloud—to Support Remote Learning
Saturday, March 21, 2020 - 2:04pmA wide variety of software is available at no cost to support remote learning.
Scheduled Maintenance to Affect PRISM on March 21-22
Wednesday, March 18, 2020 - 9:35amPRISM will be unavailable from 11 p.m. on Saturday, March 21, to 7 a.m. on Sunday, March 22.
On-Demand Training (LinkedIn Learning) Maintenance Scheduled for March 19
Tuesday, March 17, 2020 - 8:36amService disruption possible between 8 and 9 p.m.; offline viewing not affected.
Student Information System (PeopleSoft) Monthly Vendor Maintenance Scheduled for Mar. 21-22
Monday, March 16, 2020 - 10:52amVendor maintenance will be performed on the Student Information System (PeopleSoft and PeopleSoft Mobile) beginning at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Mar. 21. This work is expected to last until 7 p.m. on Sunday, Mar. 22.
March Microsoft Security Update
Tuesday, March 10, 2020 - 3:51pmMicrosoft Corporation has announced security updates for March affecting Windows, Office, Edge, Internet Explorer, and more.
Scheduled Maintenance to Affect Software Store in PantherExpress on March 11-12
Friday, March 6, 2020 - 7:53pmMaintenance begins at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 11, and ends at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 12.
Postponed: New Multifactor Authentication for External Collaborators Using Box
Friday, March 6, 2020 - 4:34pmThe security enhancement scheduled for March 21-22 has been postponed; no further action is required of users.
Postponed: Network Maintenance for Pittsburgh Campus Firewalls on March 13
Friday, March 6, 2020 - 3:44pmIn order to accomodate a University event on March 13, the network maintenance has been postponed.
RESOLVED: Phone Service Interruption Affecting Petersen Events Center
Thursday, March 5, 2020 - 1:22pmThe issue has been resolved and phone services have been restored.
Scheduled Maintenance to Affect My Pitt (my.pitt.edu) on Saturday–Sunday, Mar. 14–15
Wednesday, March 4, 2020 - 11:31amUniversity services will remain available through AskCathy (askcathy.pitt.edu) during the maintenance period.
Nightly Microsoft Windows Scans Scheduled to Start March 4
Tuesday, March 3, 2020 - 10:49amNightly Port and Operating System (OS) scans set up to identify and remediate unsupported versions of Windows 2008 Server and Windows 7.
RESOLVED: Issue Affecting Access to Tableau Server
Monday, March 2, 2020 - 12:23pmFull functionality has been restored.
Resolved: Intermittent Wi-Fi Connectivity Issues
Friday, February 28, 2020 - 5:24pmWe've worked with the vendor to mitigate Wi-Fi connectivity issues. Full PittNet Wi-Fi service has been restored.
Lecture Capture (Panopto) is Relocating Some Course Content in March
Thursday, February 27, 2020 - 2:18pmFall 2019 course content is affected if it was linked from Lecture Capture to Canvas.